Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,650, Ezekiel Fargo, Conn. Mass.

SERVICE
4 Fargo, Ezekiel
NUMBER
Conn. Mass.
S. 10650
carded
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New York 20. 179
Orchid Fargo
Columbia in the State of N. York who was a private in the Corps. commanded Captain Shatman of the Reg. — commanded Col. Parsons — in the Connch. for 23 Mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of $10 Dollars 66 Cents per annum. commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Aug. 1832 and for the J. A. Faithful Hudson
Arrears to the 14th of Mar '32 $153.32 Pens-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep. '32 38.33 $191.65
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Goldsby Cl. No. Vol. 17, Page 56

Application of Ezekiel Fayo
25430
W. L. Lufkin

State of New York Columbia County } City of Hudson
On this twenty sixth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the Justice of the Peace Court in and for the City of Hudson in the County of Columbia and State of New York aforesaid it being a court of Record having a Clerk and seal. Now Sitting. Ezekiel Fargo a resident of the town of Austerlitz in said County of Columbia and State aforesaid aged Eighty one years last July who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June Seventh one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated to wit. In the month of April Seventeen hundred and seventy five when deponent resided at New London in the State of Connecticut he enlisted in the Continental service Connecticut State Troops, in Captain James Chap- mans Company of Infantry Lieutenants John Raymond and Ensign George Salton. In Colonel Parsons Regi- ment for the term of Seven months that said Company mustered at Winthrop Neck, and remained there a short time for military exercise and improve- ment until the whole Regiment got prepared to March and then the Regiment of Col Parsons and deponent with his Company marched to Roxbury near Boston on the way the news reached us that the British had burnt Charleston we arrived at Roxbury and remained there until the month of November in the latter part of the month when the term of seven months for which deponent had enlisted expired and deponent was discharged together with the whole Company some of them immediately enlisted again without returning home but deponent returned home and rema- ined home until the next Spring, deponent did not take any written discharge. In the month of April Seventeen hundred seventy six but the day of the month deponent cannot now recollect he again enlisted for seven months our company as above stated

in Captain Jonathan Calkins Company of Infantry in Colonel Parsons Regiment, at this last enlistment deponent resided at New London in the State of Connecticut. The Company of Captain Calkins mustered at Wintthrop Neck remained there in service a short time and then marched to Roxbury again near Boston where deponent was with his company. Deponent remained with his company in service at Roxbury until the latter part of November and until his term of service for seven months had expired, when the Company of Capt Calkins was discharged and deponent returned home to New London took no written discharge, deponent at home until the next Spring and then in the month of April 1777 the fore part of the month but the particular day deponent cannot state, on account of forgetfulness, old age infirmity and loss of memory he again enlisted in the Company commanded by Captain Clegg of Providence in the State of Massachusetts. Capt Clegg's Company was attached & belonged to Colonel Moulton's Regiment General Spencer's Brigade at this last enlistment deponent enlisted for six months. our Company rendezvoused at Providence in the State of Massachusetts where we joined the Regiment and remained there in service until the month of October and until the 6 months up month for which deponent had enlisted had expired deponent was then discharged and went home to New London took no written discharge, deponent remained at home until the month of September Seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight, when at New London he again enlisted in the Company commanded by Captain Timothy Ely in Colonel John Ely's Regiment for the term of four months and immediately marched to Horse Neck in the State of New York and remained there at Horse Neck in service until the small pox broke out and then those who had never

had the small pox moved to New Haven and remained there building a fort, deponent was one who went to New Haven and remained there in service until the month of January and until the expiration 4. months of the four months for which deponent entered and was then discharged and returned home to New London deponent took no written discharge deponent remained at home until in the month of July Seventeen hundred seventy nine when dep- onent was drafted and entered the Company of Captain Pease for one month deponent with said Company was stationed at Fort Trumbull in New London and remained at the said Fort in service for one month, 1: months and was then in the month of August 1779- discharged in all of the above service in which deponent was engaged he served as a private soldiers except in two instances he was lanced for a short time as a non commission officer but had no warrant deponent says he has later great pain to procure the testimony of some living witnesses of his said service and has been unable to procure any except Guy Chaplin testimony to the first seven months service which is herewith annexed. deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State or territory
In answer to the Interrogatories put by the court deponent says
 1st. That he was born at New London in the State of Connecticut in July Seventeen hundred fifty one  2. I have a record of my age in a large family bible which is now at home in Austerlitz in this county.  3. I was living in New London at all times when I was called into service, and remained there until twenty five or thirty years ago when I moved to Saundersfield in the State of Massachusetts, and remained there until about a year ago when I moved into Austerlitz in the county of Columbia in the State of New York where I now reside  --- our company as ever ---

had the Small Pox marched to New Haven and remained there building a fort, deponent was one who went to New Haven and remained there in service until the month of January and until the expiration 4. months of the four months for which deponent enlisted and was then discharged and returned home to New London deponent took no written discharge deponent remained at home until in the month of July Seventeen hundred Seventy nine when dep- onent was drafted and entered the Company of Captain Peas for one month deponent with said Company was stationed at Fort Trumbull in New London and remained at the said Fort in service for one month, 1. months and was then in the month of August 1779- discharged in all of the above service in which deponent was engaged He served as a private Soldier except in two instances he was detailed for a short time as a non commissioned officer but had no warrant deponent says he has later greatly feared to procure the testimony of some living witnesses of his said service and has been unable to procure any except Guy Chaplin testimony to the first seven months service which is herewith annexed. deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State or territory In answer to the Interrogatories put by the Court deponent says
1st. That he was born at New London in the State of Connecticut in July Seventeen hundred fifty one 2 o . I have a record of my age in a large family bible which is now at home in Canterbury in this County. 3 o . I was living in New London at all times when I was called into service; and remained there until twenty five or thirty years ago when I moved to Saundersfield in the State of Massachusetts, and remained there until about a year ago when I moved into Canterbury in the County of Columbia in the State of New York where I now reside --- our company as above said

4 th At all times when I entered the service as above stated I enlisted as a volunteer except the last months service at Fort Trumbull in New London I was then as after
5 th The first seven months service at Roxbury the officers then were General Thomas & General Spencer and in June of that year General Washington came them. In the second seven months service at Roxbury Genl. Spencer, Genl. Arnold and Genl. Washington were there. At Providence in the six months service Genl. Thomas and Genl. Arnold were there, and in the four months service at Barn Neck Col. Ely was there. I don't recollect any other General officer there. I don't recollect the officers in the one month service at Fort Trumbull except Captain Pease.
6 th I never received any written discharge at all
7 th The Clergyman with whom I was acquainted and who had charge of the congregation to which I belonged and the only Clergyman with whom I am acquainted with at Sandersfield a short time ago moved into the State of Ohio and in what part I do not know, and there is no Clergyman with whom I am now acquainted who can certify for me - John Harmon and Joshua Mear of Austere are both well acquainted with me and have been for many years. John Harmon has been acquainted with me at Sandersfield for the last twenty years and the said Joshua Mear has been acquainted with me ever since we were children at New London - They will both testify as to my character for truth and veracity and the belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution -
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court
This 26 th April 1833 -
Ezekiel Gange
J. Foster Clerk

We John Harmon and Joshua Mynard residing in the town of Anstedale in the County of Columbia aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ezekiel Traps who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration.
I said Harmon have been acquainted with him for twenty years last past at Saundersfield and Anstedale. & I said Mynard have been acquainted with him for at least forty years was acquainted with him before he left New London and have been well acquainted with him ever since that we both believe him to be eighty one years of age, that he is and always has been respected & beloved in the the neighborhood where he has and does now reside to have been a soldier of the Revolution and to be a man of strict truth and veracity we concur in both opinions
Sworn to & subscribed this 26 day of April 1833
John Harmon Joshua Mynard
Parke W.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter & after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution & served as he states - & the court further certify that it appears to them that John Harmon & Joshua Mynard are respectable citizens of the town of Anstedale aforesaid & the State entitled to full credit both being men of undoubted truth & veracity.
W. L. Safford
Justices

1 Guy Chapel of the town of Montville in New London County State of Connecticut, having first been duly cautioned and sworn deposes and says that he is now & ever has been a resident of said town of Montville that he is now seven- ty four years old - That Mr. Ezekiel Fargo now of the State of Massachusetts & at this time present was in his early life a near neighbor of said deponent - That some time in the spring of the  1775 the said deponent & the said Fargo both enlisted into Captain James Chapmans Company of Infantry in Colonel Parsons Regiment of Connecticut troops - that to serve for the term of seven months, that the said Fargo did serve in said Company the full term of seven months & that at the expiration of it he was honorably discharged - That John Raymond of said Montville, then New London was Lieutenant of said Compa- ny & George Latimer also of said Montville was Ensign. That said Company was sta- tioned for some time at said New London at a place called Winthrops Creek & that in the month of June in that year it was marched down to Boston where the men were discharged as their terms of service expired - That the said Ezekiel Fargo was with the said deponent and that he did serve in said Company as above stated

The deponent further says that afterwards he the said deponent was absent from said New London in the service & did not see the said Fargo for several years - but he knows the said Ezekiel Fargo now present to be the same Ezekiel Fargo with whom he served in the year 1775 & that he has before frequently seen him since the close of the war & that soon after that time the said Fargo removed from this part of the country
Guy Chapel
New London County ss New London On this Eighteenth day of September A.D. 1832 personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the peace within and for said County Guy Chapel of Montville, who by the testimony of a witness of high respectability I find to be a "credible person" and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed -
Attest Th. S. Perkins a justice of peace
State of Connecticut ss
New London County Sept 18 th 1832
I James Hildreth Clerk of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut for the County of New London do certify that Thomas S. Perkins Esq. whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is a Justice of the Peace for the said County of New London and that his signature in my presence hereunder is his signature in my presence hereunder. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of said Court this day & year above with the James Hildreth Clerk

State of New York Columbia County ss. I John D. Park Clerk of the Justice Court aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Estelle Fayo for a pension - & the certificate of the bond -
Witness my hand & seal of Office this 26 th day of April 1883 -
J. D. Park Clerk
for copy

No 25422 25430
Ezekiel Fargo Columbia County New York
Admitted
Private 23 months
2 months deducted
no enlistments on early as Sept 1775
J.W. Fairfield

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Ezchieal Fargo Columbia County New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted Apr. 1775 - 7 - private Capt Chapman, Col Parsons, 31 years New London Traditionary - none written papers properly attached   Enlisted Apr. 1776 - 7 - " Capt Calkins, Colonel Parsons,   Enlisted Apr. 1777 - 6 - " Capt Cleft, Col Norton Genl. Spencer,   Enlisted Sept. 1778 - 4 - " Capt Ely, Col S. Ely   Draft July 1779 - 1 - " Capt Peas,   25   2   23  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison or in the field; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Washington October 19, 1931.
BA-J/ADY
Mrs. George H. Fasset, 4417 State Avenue, Ashtabula, Ohio.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to one Ezekiel Fargo , a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.10650 , based upon his military service in that war.
Ezekiel Fargo was born in July 1751 in New London, Connecticut.
While a resident of New London, Connecticut, he entered the service in April 1775 and served seven months in Captain James Chapman's Company, Colonel Parsons' Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted in April 1776 and served seven months in Captain Jonathan Calkins' Company, Colonel Parsons' Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted the first part of April 1777 and served six months in Captain Cleft's Company, Colonel Molton's Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted in September 1778 and served four months in Captain Timothy Ely's Company, Colonel John Ely's Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted in July 1779 and served one month under Captain Pease at Fort Trumbull.
About 1808 he moved from New London, Connecticut to Sandisfield, Massachusetts and about 1832 he moved to Austerlitz, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 26, 1833 while a resident of Austerlitz, Columbia County, New York.
date of death not on AB
There are no family data.

This is the history of the only Ezekiel Fargo found on the Revolutionary War records of this office and no other claim for pension was ever made on account of his services.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to Thomas Patterson as described by you.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Rehan
10650
INVALID.
File No. 10650
Ezekiel Hargreaves Prin. Rev. Wm.
Act: June 7, 1932
Index:—Vol. A , Page 121
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1931 Oct. 19. Hist. to Mrs. George H. Bassett A.N.Y.

Oct 2 - 1931
Pension Board Washington D. C.
Gentle man.
Will you please refer to your Revolutionary records for the service of Ezekiel Fargo and did his wife receive a pension
He is listed in Connecticut men in the Revolution. His home later was in Sandisfield Mass. I'm most anxious to find out his wife's name. The list of their 8 children are recorded in Sandisfield. but I feel sure he is the same Ezekiel who fought in the Connecticut army.
Then I wish to enquired about the pension of Thomas Patterson of Connecticut

who served in the Revolution and I think died between 1800 and 1810.
What was his widow's full name and from what town was he from?
All information concerning Ezekiel Fargo and Thomas Patterson is earnestly sought.
Thanking you so much for consideration shown these requests.
Yours very truly.
Mrs Geo. N. Fasset
4417 State Ave.
Ashtabula
Ohio.